Insiders at Vulture claim that while no formal offer has been made to Harris, the actor is still in talks to play the P.I. in Bay's crime feature.

The story follows a pair of boneheaded bodybuilders who get mixed up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping that goes horribly awry. The film has been described as a tonal tribute to the Coen Brothers' Fargo.

Johnson mentioned in a recent Journey 2: The Mysterious Island press junket that the bodybuilder thriller is "on the right track." Captain America writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely wrote the script, and Mark Wahlberg will co-star.